Founder & CEO
2024 – PresentAINovva
Building the missing context layer for enterprise AI — a platform that captures how an organization's knowledge, relationships, and workflows actually connect, so AI applications can move from generic responses to actionable insights.
Principal / Fractional CAIO
2024 – PresentLuisa Herrmann Consulting
Advising startups and mid-sized companies on AI product strategy, privacy-conscious architecture, and moving from AI experimentation to production-grade systems with measurable user value.
Primary Mentor
2024 – 2025C10 Labs
Mentored early-stage startups on AI product and technical strategies.
Guest Lecturer
2025Harvard Medical School
Taught Python visualizations for genomic analytics—bridging ML/AI with health research and responsible AI practices in sensitive, longitudinal data environments.
Head of Product
2022 – 2024Arch Systems
Built the product team from scratch and defined a unified roadmap across disparate offerings, creating the ArchFX platform. Drove 100% revenue growth by enabling manufacturers to achieve 20–40% machine utilization improvements.
Head of Product
2021 – 2022Cape Privacy
Designed and launched secure multiparty computation solutions for banking and financial services applications—enabling machine learning on sensitive data without exposing it.
Head of Product
2019 – 2021expert.ai
Expanded platform reach by leading development of a lightweight API version of the enterprise NLP model. Built frameworks for communicating AI model decisions to non-technical stakeholders in regulatory review contexts.
Senior PM → Director of Product Management
2019 – 2020Validity Inc.
Promoted to manage the entire Validity for Data Management product portfolio including DemandTools (tens of thousands of users, millions in ARR), Validity Trust Assessments, and online stores. Oversaw design and launch of an online marketplace for DemandTools—profitable within two months of launch.
Product Manager → Manager, Product Management
2016 – 2019ZoomInfo
Built the entire product function from scratch. Hired and managed PMs in the US and Israel. Led release of ZoomInfo 2.0 from scoping to launch. Company was acquired by DiscoverOrg in 2019 and went public in 2020 with a $13B valuation.
Product Marketing Manager / Product Manager
2015 – 2016EnerNOC
Transitioned from Product Marketing into Product Management. Scoped and positioned a new product offering; launched cross-functional release processes across East and West Coast teams.
Product Marketing Manager
2014 – 2015Oasys Water
Product marketing for forward osmosis technology—sustainable solutions for transforming difficult water sources into valuable resources.
Product Marketing Professional
2013 – 2014Aspen Technology
Product marketing for industrial simulation software including Aspen HYSYS Petroleum Refining and Acid Gas Cleaning modeling tools.
Industrial Marketing Specialist
2011 – 2013ITW Performance Polymers
Industrial marketing for performance polymer products across manufacturing and industrial sectors.
Chemical Process Engineer
2010 – 2011ITW Permatex
Chemical process engineering—the foundation of a career spanning process engineering, product marketing, and AI product leadership.
